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Joanne Mulcahy

Joanne Mulcahy was an interviewer in the 1980s on some of the recordings in the Alaska Women's Oral History Collection that is held at the Oral History Collection, Elmer E. Rasmuson Library, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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As Interviewer

Interview Title Archive #: Oral History Project Abstract
Della Keats 93-01-31 Ethnobotany, Ethnomedicine and Traditional Healing

Della Keats was interviewed by Joanne Mulcahy on October 11, 1980 at the Regional Women's Conference in Bethel, Alaska. In this interview, Della talks about how she learned to do traditional healing, her use of stinkweed and a poker for treating aliments, and the work of midwives in the villages. She also discusses the traditional practice of giving birth in a small hut separate from the house.

This recording was edited for sound quality and redundancy. A PDF of a more complete transcript of the original full recording is available.